WARNING: Do Not Buy HP Products :WARNING

[BC_Programmer]

lol and abbreviations like that are pretty benign.

But some of the "slang words" on urbandictionary.com are not something that should ever appear in a real dictionary.

[2x3i5x]

Jank and other words that supposedly are not dictionary worthy words.

[geek hoodlum]

It's almost July 2010 and Dell still hasn't made a single computer that's free from PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). I would rather boycott Dell than HP.

[BC_Programmer]

This is news to me. I didn't even know Dell made computers.

[geek hoodlum]

Apple is already completely PVC-free and BFR-free, Acer has multiple computers which are PVC-free and BFR-free, and HP has even more. Dell has no computers (laptops or desktops) like that.

[BC_Programmer]

http://content.dell.com/ca/en/corp/d/corp-comm/earth-greener-products-materials.aspx


not shown: huge 4 page essay about peoples intrinsic dislike of chemicals, our misplaced "sense of responsibility" over the earth, and how us Canadians saved the Earth from a superior race of Seals

[Mulreay]

Well I have to agree with me. I've not posted yet but I'm agreeing with what I'm about to say.
I have had my laptop for about 4yrs and we have had our falling's out and a few cross words here and there. But as BC puts it, (but slightly worded different as I can't be bothered looking through the summary to see) what life you get out of a piece of hardware is relative to how you treat it.
I clean my laptop monthly and I mean on the inside obviously, I run system checks weekly to clean out all those nasty viruses (although been a good year since I saw one) and I don't attempt to flush it down the toilet when it crashes.
Labelling HP as a poor source of Hardware is just screaming that you are a poor owner of said hardware.
There is a reason that warranties generally are for only 1yr. There actually saying we guarantee this will work for a year after that it comes down to a lot of variables inc but not limited to how it is used, how it is treated, how much it is used and the environment it is being used in. 

That's just my humble spin on this.

[Thomas_Horscroft]

Try not to change topic. Most of the Hp expierience ive had has been bad, but i must credit them for their laser printers.

[Salmon Trout]

Thomas, you sure have been reviving a lot of old threads.

[Thomas_Horscroft]

Sorry Salmon Trout, is it against the rules?  And im very bored

[BC_Programmer]

Sorry Salmon Trout, is it against the rules? 

Strictly speaking, no (I don't think it is, it might be... I'm too lazy to check) , but it is frowned upon.

[2x3i5x]

Sorry Salmon Trout, is it against the rules?  And im very bored

you may just be a post hunter if you are just reviving old threads..

[Thomas_Horscroft]

you may just be a post hunter if you are just reviving old threads..

Being a post hunter is bad? 

[Salmon Trout]

Being a post hunter is bad? 

There are several ways you can make your post count higher

(1) Post useful answers in current threads.
(2) Post silly comments that help nobody.
(3) Argue the toss all the time.

Obviously this is a generalisation, that is not an exhaustive list, and there will be many posts that straddle across these categories, but even so, a person whose posting history seems to fall mainly into category (2) and (3) will be seen by other posters as more of a nuisance than a help.

[Thomas_Horscroft]

There are several ways you can make your post count higher

(1) Post useful answers in current threads.
(2) Post silly comments that help nobody.
(3) Argue the toss all the time.

Obviously this is a generalisation, that is not an exhaustive list, and there will be many posts that straddle across these categories, but even so, a person whose posting history seems to fall mainly into category (2) and (3) will be seen by other posters as more of a nuisance than a help.

Basically what i was doing last night is looking for threads that had answers, but they never got a solution, and i tried to help. Sorry for the questions but, is that bad?